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NetApp Honored with InfoWorld Green 15 Award

Sunnyvale, Calif. - April 28,
2008 - NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP), the innovation leader for
storage and data management solutions, announced today that IDG's
InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT decision
makers, has named NetApp a winner in InfoWorld's inaugural Green 15
awards. NetApp was honored for its innovative storage efficiency,
data center design, and techniques to reduce power consumption in
its data center. This honor is part of InfoWorld's first-ever Green
15 special feature published on www.infoworld.com.

NetApp formed a cross-organizational,
multifunction team to approach the task of reducing power
consumption and increasing energy efficiency in its data center.
This team deployed efficient storage and innovative design
techniques to optimize overall power efficiency through the
modification of NetApp's data center power delivery and cooling
systems. The data center now meets or exceeds the EPA's 2011 energy
usage state-of-the-art data center maximum achievable scenario.

To increase energy efficiency, NetApp
implemented several cooling techniques, including hot aisle/cold
aisle equipment arrangement, vinyl strip curtains to prevent hot
air from mixing with cold air, and Air Handling Units equipped with
outside air economizers to cool the data center. These techniques
increased the overall temperature of the NetApp data center and
improved energy efficiency 19.2% during the winter months and 11%
during the summer months.

NetApp also dramatically increased storage
utilization and reduced power consumption through innovative data
management and design. NetApp consolidated its storage systems and
replaced 50 systems with 10 NetApp® storage systems,
increasing capacity utilization to more than 60%. In addition,
NetApp reduced its data center footprint from 24.83 to 5.28 racks
and decreased chilled water demand by 94 tons, which helped reduce
electricity by 494,208 kWh and led to an annual savings of
$59,305.

Companies around the world are embracing
green technology to drive projects and develop products aimed at
boosting energy efficiency, trimming waste, and reducing or
eliminating the use or the production of harmful substances. The
InfoWorld Green 15 awards recognize the 15 most innovative IT
initiatives that fall under this umbrella of sustainability.

"Many organizations worldwide are struggling
with high energy costs as well as limited space and power to meet
their computing needs. They're also feeling pressure from
investors, legislators, customers, and from within to cut waste,
reduce their carbon footprint, and be better environmental
stewards," said Ted Samson, senior analyst, InfoWorld. "The
InfoWorld Green 15 winners clearly demonstrate how sustainable
technology initiatives can be complementary-even instrumental-to
achieving business goals."

"NetApp is honored to be named one of
InfoWorld's Green 15," said Laura Pickering, vice president, office
of the CEO, and environmental responsibility advocate for NetApp.
"At NetApp, we're focused both on innovative storage and design to
make our data centers as efficient as possible. It's also very
important that we share these techniques with our customers to help
them understand how they can achieve the same business
breakthroughs and reduce their overall impact on the
environment."

NetApp has been a leading innovator of
efficient storage for more than a decade. Snapshot™, thin
provisioning, and deduplication are technologies that NetApp has
not only implemented in its own data center, but has also provided
best practices for their customers to help reduce their own storage
footprint. Discover more about NetApp's commitment to power
conservation by visiting
http://www.netapp.com/us/company/our-story/green/power-conservation.html:

Read the Oliver Wyman white paper "Making Green IT a Reality:
Customer Perspectives on the Impact of Storage Vendor Decisions on
Power, Cooling, and Space in Enterprise Data Centers," which
quantifies the benefits of using efficient storage.

About InfoWorld Media
Group
InfoWorld Media Group helps IT decision makers choose the right
technology, within the context of a cohesive strategy for business
impact at their organizations. InfoWorld identifies and promotes
emerging technology segments that add unique value for the
organizations that implement them, as well as the vendors that
provide those solutions. Using an integrated communications
approach including online, events, research, and a continued
investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and
editors provide hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert
commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and
products. Visit InfoWorld at http://www.infoworld.com.

About International Data
Group
International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology
media, events, and research company. IDG's online network includes
more than 450 web sites spanning business technology, consumer
technology, digital entertainment and video games worldwide. IDG
also publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85
countries. IDG's media brands include CIO, CSO, Computerworld,
GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG's
lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies
with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals,
influencers, and decision makers.

IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related
events including Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld
Conference & Expo, Entertainment for All Expo (E for All),
DEMO, Storage Networking World, and IDC Directions. IDC, a
subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market
intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 900 IDC analysts
in more than 90 countries provide global, regional, and local
expertise on technology and industry opportunities and
trends.

Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is
available at http://www.idg.com.

About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions
that accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost
efficiency. Discover our passion for helping companies around the
world go further, faster at www.netapp.com.